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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Raphael Rashid in Seoul

South Korea to train half a million military personnel to become ‘drone warriors’

South Korean military drones fly in formation during a military drill in May 2023.
South Korean military drones fly in formation during a military drill in May 2023. Half a million military personnel are to be trained in how to operate drones. Photograph: Yelim Lee/AFP/Getty Images

All of South Korea’s military forces will be trained as drone operators in a sweeping overhaul of its warfare strategy, the defence minister has said.

“All soldiers should be able to use drones like a second personal firearm,” Ahn Gyu-back, who heads the defence ministry in Seoul, said on Friday.

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